Oak Grove, Kentucky Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle76%0.06″89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy27%—85°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle35%—87°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—87°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm12%—91°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle50%—91°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle50%—93°71°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 12:08 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Oak Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 42262
16-Day Forecast — Oak Grove
- Sun89°71°76%
- Mon85°69°27%
- Tue87°71°35%
- Wed87°71°33%
- Thu91°69°12%
- Fri91°72°50%
- Sat93°71°50%
- Sun85°70°30%
- Mon85°71°21%
- Tue91°73°6%
- Wed81°64°6%
- Thu81°59°18%
- Fri83°64°35%
- Sat83°69°40%
- Sun80°69°31%
- Mon82°67°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Oak Grove
SPC includes Oak Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Oak Grove
- 42262